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Jan 21, 2008 · Last Edited November 25, 2020. Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, soldier, seigneur (born 2 August 1626 in Dieppe, France; died February 1685 in Ville-Marie, New France). He is an important figure in the settlement history of Montreal and its surroundings. He was granted the lands that would become the present-day city of Longueuil.
Parent (s) Pierre Le Moyne. Judith Du Chesne. Signature. Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (2 August 1626 – February 1685), [1] was a French officer and merchant who was a prominent figure in the early days of Montreal. Born in Dieppe, France [1] in Normandy, he came to New France in 1641. [1] He became lord of Longueuil in Canada.
Jul 12, 2023 · Memorial. Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Chateauguay. Birth: Aug. 2, 1626 Dieppe Departement de la Seine-Maritime Haute-Normandie, France. Death: Feb. 1, 1685 Montreal Montreal Region Quebec, Canada. He was a solider, trader and seigneur. He became lord of Longueuil in Canada. He came to New France in 1641.
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- August 2, 1626
- Catherine (Thierry) Primot
- February 1, 1685
The fact that his maternal uncle, the surgeon Adrien Du Chesne, was in the colony encouraged Charles Le Moyne to come to New France. He arrived in 1641. He arrived in 1641. At first he was an indentured employee of the Jesuits in the Huron country, and over a period of four years he familiarized himself with the Indian languages.
Brief Life History of Charles. When Charles Le Moyne was born on 2 August 1626, in Archdiocese of Rouen, France, his father, Pierre Le Moyne, was 33 and his mother, Judith Duchesne, was 29. He married Catherine Primot on 25 May 1654, in Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Catherine Primot
The name Le Moyne is one of the most illustrious in the history of New France. Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (1626-1685), soldier, trader and first seigneur of Longueuil, was the founder of this remarkable family ennobled by Louis XIV.
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LE MOYNE DE LONGUEUIL, CHARLES, Baron de LONGUEUIL, the only native Canadian made a baron in New France, officer, governor of Trois-Rivières and later of Montreal, acting administrator of New France; baptized 10 Dec. 1656 at Montreal, son of Charles Le Moyne* de Longueuil et de Châteauguay and Catherine Thierry (Primot); d. 7 June 1729 at Montreal.
